The Internet has become an integral part of every computer, and browsers are the main tool for interacting with the world wide web. Every active Internet user has his own favorite sites, which he visits several times a day. Registering a website address several times every day is a procedure that takes a couple of seconds, but very annoying. You can add a page of interest to your bookmarks, but it runs the risk of getting lost there among dozens of similar sites. There is a much simpler and convenient way- bring the site shortcut to the desktop, and we will tell you how to do it.

Create a shortcut to the site on the desktop using the browser

Modern browsers have dozens of features that users don't even know about. In the browser, you can draw, type, play, read books, and watch movies. Naturally, browser developers made sure that users can create a shortcut to their favorite site on the desktop, and make it as simple as possible.

Google chrome

The most common browser is Google chrome that works great on computers of any size. It is very easy to create a shortcut to a site from Google Chrome:

Now with double click on the created shortcut, a browser with home page as a selected site.

Opera and Mozilla Firefox

The process of creating a desktop shortcut in Opera browsers and Mozilla Firefox practically no different from how it is done in Google Chrome. The only difference is the designation of the sign that you need to drag to bring the shortcut to the desktop. Whereas in the Google Chrome browser a potential shortcut is made in the form of a sheet of paper with a curled edge, in Opera and Mozilla it resembles a planet.

Create a shortcut to a site on the desktop using standard Windows features

The Windows operating system assumes the ability to create shortcuts on the desktop not only to access frequently used programs, but also to websites. The process of creating a shortcut to a site on the desktop is very simple:

It should be noted that the program in which the created shortcut will open will depend on which browser is assigned as "Default" on the computer. If you think that the site shortcut opens in the wrong browser, you should change the default web browser.

We remind you that the icon of the created shortcut can be simply changed. To do this, you need to click on the shortcut right click mouse and select "Properties". In the menu that opens, you will be able to "Change Icon". It remains only to choose the option you like from the shortcuts offered by the system or set your own.

How to change the default browser in Windows 10

Change the default browser in the operating room Windows system 10 is pretty straightforward if you know the settings to refer to. First of all, make sure that the browser that you want to set as the main one is on your computer. Next, you need to run simple instruction to change the default browser in Windows 10:

After that, the shortcut that was created above will start running in the selected browser. Also, all links in text documents and other programs will open in the default browser.

The advantages of the most popular browser Google Chrome are very well known, in fact, those who use it are fast and functional browser. Since switching to Google Chrome, many have disappeared from the problems that plagued with other browsers. In particular, we are talking about difficulties with multimedia playback due to problems with Adobe Flash Player... And the service of synchronization of bookmarks and settings of Google Chrome will allow you to bring the browser into a working state in a matter of seconds when switching to another computer device or reinstalling operating system... What can we say about the Google Chrome extension store? No other browser has the same amount of content.

But below we will not talk about the well-known, but, on the contrary, about one of its functions, which are rarely used by users for a trivial reason - it is pretty well hidden in the browser settings. On the base google interface Chrome any site - information platforms, web services, video hosting, social networks, any other type of Internet resources - can be organized into a separate minimalistic web application that will be launched using a shortcut on the desktop, in the taskbar or on the startup Windows screen 8/8.1.

To make the site a separate web application, while on it, open the Google Chrome menu, select “ Additional tools", And then -" Create application shortcuts ", in newer versions of the browser" Add a site to the desktop "and tick the" Open in a separate window ".

After that, the site will open in a separate web application. The site will have exactly the same interface as in the browser window. There will not be only the usual menus and toolbars. Together with the toolbar, the Back and Forward buttons will disappear, but they will appear in the context menu (right-click) of the web application along with other commands that were present in Google Chrome.

Windows 8 / 8.1 users can place a shortcut to the created web application on the start screen of the system. To do this, you need to use the standard procedure for placing shortcuts for desktop programs. We call the context menu on the desired shortcut and select the dock command on the initial screen.

The launch tile of the created web application will be located on the Windows 8 / 8.1 start screen.

The format of a separate web application is a convenient thing for those sites where browser tools are practically not required. Separate web applications on the desktop can bring media portals, map services, sites focused on photo content, social networks, their individual games or applications.

Google Chrome is a fast and free web browser. Before downloading it, make sure your device meets the required system requirements.

Windows instructions

1. Download setup file.
2. When prompted, click Execute or Save.
3. To start it preserved setup file , double click on it.
4. Start Chrome.
   • Windows 7. When the installation is complete, a Chrome window will open automatically.
   • Windows 8 and 8.1. In the dialog box that opens, click Further to select your default browser.
   • Windows 10. When the installation is complete, a Chrome window will open automatically. Make Chrome your default browser if you want.

How to install Chrome offline

If you can't download Chrome in the usual way, use an alternative installation file:

1. On a computer connected to the Internet, download alternative chrome installer.
2. Transfer the file to the computer where you want to install Chrome.
3. Open the file and follow the instructions on the screen.

Did you open the standard download page? Everything is in order - thanks to special tags, we know which file to download.

The downloaded file can be transferred to another computer.

Mac OS instructions

Linux instructions

The Chrome browser is installed in the same way as other programs. Make sure you have administrator rights and follow these steps:

1. Download setup file.
2. Please select OK to open the package.
3. Click the button Install package.

Chrome will automatically add to the Software Manager and update as needed.

The advantages of the most popular Google Chrome browser are very familiar, in fact, those who use it are fast and functional browser. Since switching to Google Chrome, many have disappeared from the problems that plagued with other browsers. In particular, we are talking about the difficulties with multimedia playback due to problems with Adobe Flash Player. And the service of synchronizing bookmarks and settings of Google Chrome will allow you to bring the browser into working condition in a matter of seconds when you switch to another computer device or a reinstalled operating system. What can we say about the Google Chrome extension store? No other browser has the same amount of content.

But below we will not talk about the well-known, but, on the contrary, about one of its functions, which are rarely used by users for a trivial reason - it is pretty well hidden in the browser settings. Based on the Google Chrome interface, any site - information platforms, web services, video hosting, social networks, any other type of Internet resources - can be organized into a separate minimalistic web application that will be launched using a shortcut on the desktop, in the taskbar or on the Windows 8 / 8.1 start screen.

To make a site a separate web application, while on it, open the Google Chrome menu, select "Additional tools", and then - "Create application shortcuts", in newer versions of the browser "Add site to the desktop" and put a check mark " Open in a separate window. "

After that, the site will open in a separate web application. The site will have exactly the same interface as in the browser window. There will not be only the usual menus and toolbars. Together with the toolbar, the Back and Forward buttons will disappear, but they will appear in the context menu (right-click) of the web application along with other commands that were present in Google Chrome.

Windows 8 / 8.1 users can place a shortcut to the created web application on the start screen of the system. To do this, you need to use the standard procedure for placing shortcuts for desktop programs. We call the context menu on the desired shortcut and select the dock command on the initial screen.

The launch tile of the created web application will be located on the Windows 8 / 8.1 start screen.

The format of a separate web application is a convenient thing for those sites where browser toolkit is practically not required. Separate web applications on the desktop can bring media portals, map services, sites focused on photo content, social networks, their individual games or applications.

How do I restore the shortcut to launch Google Chrome on my desktop?

I accidentally deleted the Google Chrome launch shortcut from the desktop. I can't start it without a shortcut due to the absence of an EXE file in the browser folder. How do I restore this shortcut? The basket is cleaned - this label is not there. Tell.

Helena | 17 August 2016, 13:55
but just get it out of the basket? haven't tried7

Jacob | July 7, 2015, 15:28
On the Google Chrome screen, there is no icon connecting the computer with ChromCast on the TV. How to restore it?

Oleg | May 15, 2015 7:05 pm
Lilia Viktorovna, read what is written here on this page. It will not be more accessible. Everything is written simply and clearly. Unfortunately, if what you have written is not clear to you, then the only way out is to invite a specialist or knowledgeable person. Let him read here.

lilia viktorovna | May 14, 2015 5:47 pm
how to restore the google icon on the desktop, which disappeared after working on the grandson's computer. Answer in an accessible language, since I am not very good at the computer yet.

Albert Oslikov | May 12, 2015 8:35 pm
Everything is done very simply. Open the folder with the browser, select the executable file, from context menu choose Copy. Next, right-click on the desktop and select Insert Shortcut from the menu that appears. There are many similar simple ways to restore desktop shortcuts. The .exe file must be somewhere.

Nik | May 12, 2015 2:14 pm
You need to find the executable file of Google Chrome through Windows Search. EXE file extension. And then make a shortcut from it to the Desktop. If the file you are looking for is missing, then you need to repeat the installation of the program again.

What can you learn to do by watching this video?

In this video review, you will learn how to create site shortcuts, save pages and bookmarks; learn about the extension for easy viewing and searching of NetMarks bookmarks.

Video description:

You already know from the previous lesson, This lesson will focus on shortcuts and bookmarks.

While on any site, you can always place its shortcut on the desktop. To do this, there is a Site Information icon in the address bar to the left of the site address. Grab this icon with the mouse and drag it to the desktop or any place convenient for you. By launching this shortcut, you can always quickly go to your favorite site.

You can also save an interesting article from the Internet in order to have access to it even when there is no network connection. So, to save the desired article, click on the Settings icon and click Save Page As. You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S. A pop-up window will pop up, where you need to specify the path to save the page. Now you can read this article even if you have no Internet access.

You can bookmark interesting pages. On the right side of the address bar there is an asterisk Create Bookmark. First, click the star, and then in the pop-up window, click the Finish button. The same procedure can be done with the hot combination Ctrl + D. Bookmarks are displayed at the top of the window under the address bar. To remove a bookmark from the panel, right-click on it and select Delete. You can place bookmarks in folders. To create a folder, right-click on an empty space in the bookmarks bar and select Add folder. In the window that opens, enter the name of the folder. Now, when saving bookmarks, you can specify the folder to place the bookmarks. To move a bookmark from a folder, grab the link with the mouse and drag it to an empty space in the bookmarks bar. You can create a folder in a folder. To do this, open existing folder, click on any link with the right mouse button and select the menu item Add folder. Enter a name in the box and click the Save button. To "remove" this folder, you just need to drag it to the bookmarks bar.

If you have a lot of bookmarks, then it will be convenient to use the NetMarks extension. To install it, type in "NetMarks google chrome" in the search bar and go to the Chrome web store. In the upper right corner, click the Install button and then Add. After installation, the icon of this extension will appear at the top right. Clicking on the icon opens a convenient interface for finding the desired bookmarks among many others. There is a line in the bookmark search box where you can enter the name of a bookmark to quickly find it.

also uses quick bookmarks, which are displayed as thumbnails of the site page. Supports another type of bookmarks, namely shortcuts to web applications, also displayed on the start page.

Some of these shortcuts, such as or Google Search, are ordinary bookmarks to web resources, others, such as Gmail Offline or Pocket Website, lead to a special page of the web application. Unlike quick bookmarks, which use the site page thumbnail, each web app shortcut uses a unique logo created by the extension's developers.

You, probably, have already begun to wonder what this whole conversation is about and what we actually want to say with this. Okay, let's face it. Did you know that you can create such shortcuts yourself and use them as bookmarks to your favorite sites? Actually, creating a bookmark shortcut to any site in the web application panel is not difficult, you just need to grab an element with a link with the mouse and drag it to free place panels of web applications, but hardly anyone will be pleased with the appearance of such a shortcut. For example, this is how shortcuts to Wikipedia will look like. Not very fun, right?

There is another method in Chrome for creating shortcuts for web applications and it is not particularly convenient. In this case, the user is prompted to create a shortcut with a URL on the Desktop, Start menu, or Taskbar.

We will consider a more interesting way to create shortcuts, especially since this is done very simply. So let's get started. To implement our plan, we need a website address and an icon in PNG format (with transparency support) with a size of 128 * 128 pixels. You can find a picture on the vast expanses of the Internet or, if you have the appropriate skills, create it yourself.

As an example, we will use a comic image of a skull, of course, it has nothing to do with our site, but now it is not important. Create a folder with an arbitrary name in any place convenient for you (for example, in the download), and best of all, so that there is no confusion, with the name of the site. In this folder create a text file manifest.json, then open it in any text editor (for this purpose it is best to use Notepad ++) and copy this code there:

{
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "site",
"description": " Short description",
"version": "1.0",
"icons" :(
"128": "128.png"
},
"app" :(
"urls": [
"http: //www.site/"

],
"launch": (
"web_url": "http: //www.site/"

}
},
"permissions": [
"unlimitedStorage",
"notifications"
]
}

For those who don't know json format is a javascript object file and contains executable script code. The name (name) and description (Brief description of the site) we insert our own, the same applies to the URL. We highlighted the editable code elements in red. You don't need to touch anything else. Copy the prepared image to the folder with the script file. The features of preparing a picture will be discussed below.

And now go to the management section (Tools -> Extensions). In the upper part of the working window, check the "Developer mode" checkbox and click the "Load unpacked extension" button.

If everything is done without errors, another one will appear in the extensions panel, with the specified name, description and icon (the logo should be displayed in the permission window), otherwise you will receive an error message with a brief description of the reason. A shortcut with the name should also appear in the web application bar.

Useful Notes

If you looked closely at the code, you probably noticed that the number 128 is used as the name of the image. This is done purely for convenience - the name matches the resolution of the icon. In principle, you can use any name, but then you have to specify that in your code. Also note that the code does not use italic quotes, but straight quotes. This is important, otherwise you will get a syntax error. And yet, before pasting the code, be sure to resave the file in UTF-8 encoding.

To do this, in the extensions management section, click the "Packing extensions" button, specify the path to the directory with the image and the script, add a key file if necessary, which is optional, and pack your extension into a single installation file.

The module will be saved in the directory one level higher than the one in which the image and the script are located.

Unfortunately, the created CRX-extensions cannot always be installed in a standard way, Chrome may give an error “cursing” at the same time for an incorrect package. In this case, you can use the manual installation in developer mode.

How do I restore the shortcut to launch Google Chrome on my desktop?

I accidentally deleted the Google Chrome launch shortcut from the desktop. I can't start it without a shortcut due to the absence of an EXE file in the browser folder. How do I restore this shortcut? The basket is cleaned - this label is not there. Tell.

Helena | 17 August 2016, 13:55
but just get it out of the basket? haven't tried7

Jacob | July 7, 2015, 15:28
On the Google Chrome screen, there is no icon connecting the computer with ChromCast on the TV. How to restore it?

Oleg | May 15, 2015 7:05 pm
Lilia Viktorovna, read what is written here on this page. It will not be more accessible. Everything is written simply and clearly. Unfortunately, if what you have written is not clear to you, then the only way out is to invite a specialist or knowledgeable person. Let him read here.

lilia viktorovna| May 14, 2015 5:47 pm
how to restore the google icon on the desktop, which disappeared after working on the grandson's computer. Answer in an accessible language, since I am not very good at the computer yet.

Albert Oslikov | May 12, 2015 8:35 pm
Everything is done very simply. Open the folder with the browser, select the executable file, select Copy from the context menu. Next, right-click on the desktop and select Insert Shortcut from the menu that appears. Similar simple ways restore desktop shortcuts a lot. The .exe file must be somewhere.

Nik | May 12, 2015 2:14 pm
Need to find through Windows Search performing google file Chrome. EXE file extension. And then make a shortcut from it to the Desktop. If the file you are looking for is missing, then you need to repeat the installation of the program again.